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| Scandinavian bed |
| Shirl constructs a Scandinavian-style single bed to make a little girl's first jump into a 'big' bed really special. |
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The time has come — the transition from cot to bed. Shirl constructs a Scandinavian-style single bed to make a little girl's first jump into a 'big' bed really special.
STEP BY STEP
1 Cut two bed sides out of MDF. The length of the bed is 2000mm and the height is 1200mm. Cut the sides of the bed to your own desired arc-shape, making sure to mirror image both sides.
2 Cut the bed head from the MDF to a width of 930mm and a height of 1200mm. Follow the plan for decorative shape details or cut to your own pattern.
3 Cut the bed end out of MDF. The bed end is a mirror of the bed head but 200mm lower, so slide the head piece down 200mm, trace and cut.
4 To form the base, screw together the sides of the bed to the head and end using 28mm wood screws (all joins are "butt" joins).
5 Using the 70mm x 35mm pine, fit a rail that runs along the inside of the bed frame — this is the ledge on which the pine slats will sit.
6 Using the 140mm x 20mm DAR pine, cut slats to fit between bed sides and fix with 28mm screws down into the rail.
7 Fit and fix 50mm x 50mm pine posts to the outside corner of the bed frame by screwing from the inside of the frame with 50mm screws.
8 Fit optional post tops with dowel pieces and glue.
9 Paint and varnish to suit.
Diagrams
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Materials
3 sheets of MDF 2400mm x 1200mm x 16mm thick
2 lengths of pine 2100mm x 70mm x 35mm
1 length of pine 2400mm x 70mm x 35mm
2 lengths dressed pine at 2400mm x 50mm x 50mm
5 lengths of DAR (dressed-all-round) pine at 2700mm x 140mm x 20mm
4 post tops or finials (optional)
50mm wood screws
28mm wood screws
dowel
PVA glue
Paint and varnish (to suit)
TOOLS
Circular saw
Screw gun
Jigsaw
Drill
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Total Cost
Approximate price for building the bed is $300.
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More Info
Curtain finials available from Spotlight stores.
Oyster White paint available from Porter's Original Paints.
Ph: 02 9698 5322.
Native Bush Baby Doll and Harry Bear both from Leapfrog, Mona Vale Ph: (02) 9997 4620.
Bedside table and basket from Heavenly Homewares, Newport.
Ph: (02) 9997 5784.
Tin of hot pink faux roses from Bloomin', Newport. Ph:9997 7616.
Designers Guild Pooch Pink and Puppy Love Bedlinen available from leading linen and department stores — for stockists/enquiries contact Ward Law Ph: (03) 9819 4233 or Linen House in Melbourne. Ph: (03) 9646 2222.
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